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Ben Crane
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He/him. Co-created COSMIC CADETS. Wrote A MAN OF LIES. Edited SYSTEMIC. Profile pic by @andyalvesart.bsky.social bencranewrites.com
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · Nov 16
Since we all seem to be doing re-introductions, and I've got some new followers, hi there! I'm Ben!

I write comics and novels for both kids and adults with a focus on finding hope through community, particularly in moments of darkness.

I also love talking about board games and my idiot dogs.
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 3d
One of the players in the #BloodOnTheClocktower #boardgame I hosted last night asked for a piece of paper to take notes. Today, I found those notes.
A legal pad of paper with the word CONFUSED written in large block text across it.
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 3d
About 90% of my phone's storage is pictures of this idiot giving herself spinal damage.
A brown and white shepherd mix dog lies awkwardly on a couch. Her hips are flat on the back of the seat with one leg stretching vertically up the backrest. Her spine twists as her shoulders are stacked at the lip of the seat and her head hangs down over it, her long neck bending sharply.
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 4d
Hey #LongBeach! In two weeks, I'll be at @pulpfictionlbc.bsky.social alongside awesome #indiecomics creators @solissequentials.bsky.social and Joe Ellis. Between the three of us, we should have something to interest just about anyone!

Oct 18, 12-4PM
Pulp Fiction Long Beach
3925 E Anaheim St.
A banner for an indie comic book signing event at Pulp Fiction, 3925 E Anaheim St on Oct 18, 2025, featuring Joe Ellis (Trifecta), Ben Crane (Cosmic Cadets), and Chris Solis (Order of the Nun-Ya).
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A.H.G. @ahgcolor.bsky.social · 6d
Still looking for work!
Reposts are appreciated
(Also my website is temporarily down)
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A.H.G. @ahgcolor.bsky.social · May 27
Hey Comics Bsky! I'm a professional comic colorist and I'm looking for work! (Preferably short term)

I've done work for Boom! Studios, Caliber, Dauntless and more

You can find more of my work at ahgart.com

And you can contact me at [email protected]

#ComicJobs
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 8d
In today's episode of My Dog Doesn't Understand How to Couch...
A close up on the face of a dog who does not understand how to lie on a couch. A dog lying in a different nonsensical pose on a couch, with her head pressed deeply into the crevasse formed by the couch cushions. Another angle of a dog lying twisted on a couch. Her back legs are straight up, her front legs are pressed into the couch's back, and her head is hanging off the front of the seat. A dog lying on a couch with her spine twisted 90° on two different axes.
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Arthur N. Ebuen @artebuen.bsky.social · 13d
Update: WE MADE IT JUST IN TIME! If you missed out during the regular campaign duration, we will have late pledges up for a few days.
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 13d
2.5 hours left in the campaign and $65 away from upgrading every physical copy! Every extra dollar is an extra dollar we can give to the teams who made these 7 sci-fi comics of systemic friction.
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 13d
We're only $217 away from upgrading every physical copy of SYSTEMIC, with just over 9 hours to get there! If you've been thinking about backing this sci-fi anthology, but haven't yet, this is your last chance! 7 stories of folks fighting the systems that trap us. www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology
80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.
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Arthur N. Ebuen @artebuen.bsky.social · 13d
Last call and we’re just a few pledges away from unlocking the stretch goal to upgrade the physical book.
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Arthur N. Ebuen @artebuen.bsky.social · Sep 2
Systemic Vol. 1 is now LIVE on @kickstarter. Seven new sci-fi stories over 80 total pages. Back the campaign here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/art... #KickstarterComics
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CeriusBlaq (Sean Wynn) @swynn.bsky.social · 13d
BACKED!!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...

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SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology
80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.
www.kickstarter.com
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 13d
Thank you! I can't wait to share this book with folks!
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 13d
We're only $217 away from upgrading every physical copy of SYSTEMIC, with just over 9 hours to get there! If you've been thinking about backing this sci-fi anthology, but haven't yet, this is your last chance! 7 stories of folks fighting the systems that trap us. www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology
80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.
www.kickstarter.com
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 14d
The campaign is here -- www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology
80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.
www.kickstarter.com
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 14d
23 hours left in the SYSTEMIC campaign. As Comicsbeat says: "If you are a fan of deep storytelling and a fantastic take on sci-fi, this is the project for you."

We're so close to our next stretch goal, an upgrade for everyone getting the physical book. Help us make this book better for everyone!
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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 19d
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: SYSTEMIC, MACABRE VALLEY, SPACE RELIC HUNTERS, and four more projects you’ll love!

In this week’s installment of The Beat's Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: deep stories meet sci-fi fun, a violent mystery involving a reporter, a werewolf, and a priest! And five more…
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: SYSTEMIC, MACABRE VALLEY, SPACE RELIC HUNTERS, and four more projects you’ll love!
In this week’s installment of The Beat's Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: deep stories meet sci-fi fun, a violent mystery involving a reporter, a werewolf, and a priest! And five more stories you'll love!
www.comicsbeat.com
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Bryant Dillon @comicbooksniffer.bsky.social · 15d
If you're going to #LosAngelesComicCon, don't miss out on the WHAT CAN #DYSTOPIAN SCI-FI SAY ABOUT OUR DYSTOPIAN PRESENT? panel on which I will be appearing!

The panel takes place on Sunday (9/28) at 1PM PST in Room 406A.

#LACC
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 14d
Thank you so much for the support Barrie! I can't wait to get this book into people's hands!
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Barrie @barried.bsky.social · 14d
I backed SYSTEMIC Vol 1!
by @bencranewrites.com + many others!
It's on KS:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology
80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.
www.kickstarter.com
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 15d
There're preview pages and more details on the campaign page. Please help us reach our next stretch goal, and help us pay all our incredible teams more for their extraordinary work!
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 15d
Those creators are: @andyalvesart.bsky.social, Kevin Betou, @simonbirks.com, Adam Douglas, @richardfairgray.bsky.social, @valhal.bsky.social, @thatnormdude.bsky.social, @chill.raptureburgers.com, @davelawart.bsky.social, @bansyou.bsky.social, Nina Poulston, @stephwilliams.bsky.social
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 15d
48 hours left to get your copy of SYSTEMIC. 7 sci-fi comics about people trapped by forces larger than themselves from an all-star lineup of creators assembled by me and @artebuen.bsky.social. Check out the campaign to learn more and support #indiecomics. www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology
80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.
www.kickstarter.com
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 15d
2.5 days left in the SYSTEMIC campaign, and our biggest stretch goal is in reach! Thank you to everyone who has backed and helped spread the word on this sci-fi anthology about the fight against systemic forces. Let's finish strong! www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...
SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology
80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.
www.kickstarter.com
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 15d
Thank you to @goodtimehat.bsky.social for shouting out SYSTEMIC! Overgrown is a really awesome game inspired by match-3 merge games that is absolutely worth a look. They're already funded and closing in on a major stretch goal. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/goo...
Update 3: Final Week of the Campaign & Art Update! · Overgrown: A Tricky Tile-Laying Game of Nature Reclamation
Hi Everyone!We’re down to the final week of Overgrown’s campaign and we couldn’t be happier with how it’s gone so far. Thanks to you all we hit our stretch goals for additional artwork right away; mea...
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THE FANBASE WEEKLY Podcast @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social · 16d
Ep. 275 of @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social: Guests
@zackquaintance.bsky.social (MACABRE VALLEY #1) & @chill.raptureburgers.com & Adam Douglas (SYSTEMIC VOL. 1) Discuss #Disney Bending the Knee & More of the Latest #GeekNews!

Sponsor: @comix.one

#PodernFamily

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The Fanbase Weekly: Episode #275 (Hollywood Rebels as Disney Bends the Knee & More) - Fanbasepress
In The Fanbase Weekly, the Fanbase Press staff and a host of special guests from across the pop culture spectrum discuss the top geek stories of the week.
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Ben Crane @bencranewrites.com · 16d
If you're anywhere near Nashville, go see Jason and grab a copy of SETTLE from him. It's one of my favorite reads of the year. It's full of warmth and love and interesting ideas and is a fierce defense of kindness. It is a balm in difficult times, and you should read it.
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Jason Horn @jasonhorn.bsky.social · 16d
Hey I’m gonna be at the Nashville Comic Arts Festival on October 4th! Come by and check out all the artsy fartsy comics we’ll have for you. nashcomicsfest.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/e...
Exhibitor Announcement – Jason Horn
Website “I am cartoonist Jason Horn (he/him). I went to a small art college here in Nashville, Tennessee where I learned graphic design. After a few years of corporate design work, I longed f…
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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 19d
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: SYSTEMIC, MACABRE VALLEY, SPACE RELIC HUNTERS, and four more projects you’ll love!

In this week’s installment of The Beat's Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: deep stories meet sci-fi fun, a violent mystery involving a reporter, a werewolf, and a priest! And five more…
Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: SYSTEMIC, MACABRE VALLEY, SPACE RELIC HUNTERS, and four more projects you’ll love!
In this week’s installment of The Beat's Comics Crowdfunding Round-Up: deep stories meet sci-fi fun, a violent mystery involving a reporter, a werewolf, and a priest! And five more stories you'll love!
www.comicsbeat.com
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Arthur N. Ebuen @artebuen.bsky.social · 16d
Thank you to @comicsbeat.bsky.social for diving deep into why and how this anthology came together.
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Comicsbeat @comicsbeat.bsky.social · 20d
INTERVIEW: The Humanity in the Margins, Crafting SYSTEMIC!

Creators Arthur N. Ebuen and Ben Crane are in the final days of their crowdfunding campaign for Systemic vol. 1, a sci-fi comics anthology that "collects intimate stories of individuals caught where society’s largest forces collide,"…
INTERVIEW: The Humanity in the Margins, Crafting SYSTEMIC!
Creators Arthur N. Ebuen and Ben Crane are in the final days of their crowdfunding campaign for Systemic vol. 1, a sci-fi comics anthology that "collects intimate stories of individuals caught where society’s largest forces collide," brought to life by a mix of rising and established creators from both indie and mainstream comics and now available for preorder on Kickstarter.
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